The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Texas’ challenge of federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources like power plants and factories.
Energy
In-depth reporting on oil, gas, renewable power, and policies shaping the future of energy in Texas from The Texas Tribune.
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Guest Column: It’s Time to Act — Climate Science is Clear
The world cannot afford to wait any longer for climate action, especially when we already have commonsense climate solutions that will benefit our economy, health and future.
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Energy
Guest Column: Severe Weather, Climate Change Not Linked
If science doesn’t support a link between extreme weather events and climate change, why do politicians and so many in the media keep making exaggerated claims?
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Energy
Law Exempts Hundreds of High-Risk Dams From Inspection
Aging dams have raised concerns that parts of the state may be ill equipped to deal with future flooding. But a law the Legislature passed this year has made it harder for the state to monitor many of those potentially hazardous dams.
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Energy
Water Funding Proposition Makes Unusual Allies
A proposal to amend the state Constitution to fund water projects in Texas is bringing together strange bedfellows both in support of and in opposition to the measure.
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Energy
New Technology Takes Aim at Reservoir Evaporation
Scientists say a new technology — involving a material derived from vegetable oil — could save billions of gallons of water from evaporation in Texas. But the technology has faced a rocky path to implementation.
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Even in Drought, Aging Dams Stir Concern
Despite a drought that continues to dry up the state’s lakes and reservoirs, water experts have raised concerns about the quality of the state’s 7,500 dams, many of which are in poor condition or are nearing the end of their life spans.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Support Water Measure by Wide Margin
Half of Texans say they’d vote to approve $2 billion in additional water infrastructure financing this November, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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Energy
$7 Billion Wind Power Project Nears Finish
Developers expect to soon flip the switch on the final electrical transmission projects built under a nearly $7 billion effort to connect Texas’ windiest, mostly secluded regions to communities that demand more power.
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Energy
Newsreel: Davis Hits the Road, Cornyn Strikes Back
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Wendy Davis starts traveling the state, Rick Perry hits the road, too (for water funding), and John Cornyn wants the Tea Party to know he’s right there with them.
